Conjunctions
Beth Neitz
ESL 502

How do I say conjunction?
Let’s sound out the word together in parts:
con- junc- tion
Now let’s say the whole word together
conjunction

What is a conjunction?
• Joins or hooks together groups of words and
sentences

and
Joseph ate a hot dog.
Joseph ate french fries.
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Joseph ate a hot dog and french fries.
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and joined the similar ideas together

and
Sara went to the park.
Sara met her friend Michelle.
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Sara went to the park and met her friend
Michelle.
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Practice and
He is hungry.
He is tired.
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He is hungry __________ tired.
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so
It was raining.
We brought an umbrella.
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It was raining, so we brought an umbrella.
so shows that the second idea is the result of
the first

so
He likes baseball.
He joined the team.
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He likes baseball, so he joined the team.
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Practice so
They like swimming in the ocean.
They went to the beach.
They like swimming in the ocean, _____
they went to the beach.

but
He wanted to buy a game.
He didn’t have any money.
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He wanted to buy a game, but he didn’t have any money.
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but joins two opposite ideas together

but
He wanted to go to school.
He was sick.
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He wanted to go to school, but he was sick.
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Practice but
She wants to do her homework.
She forgot what to do.
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She wants to do her homework, ______
she forgot what to do.
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Let’s see and hear conjunctions
http://youtu.be/mkO87mkgcNo

Let’s Play a Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy

and so but
• Fill in the correct conjunction in each sentence.
• I had to go eat dinner, ______ I really wanted to
play outside.
• I ate chicken _______ corn.
• It was hot out, ______ I brought a water bottle to
keep me cooled off.